échasse

French

Etymology

Old French eschace (“stick”), from Frankish *skakkja,[1] Proto-Germanic *skakaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /e.ʃas/, /e.ʃɑs/

Noun

échasse f (plural échasses)

  1. stilt (piece of wood used to appear taller)
  2. (ornithology) One of a number of stilt birds, not always directly corresponding to English stilt.

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References
  1. “échasse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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